Here are the complete instructions for each Literature Power assignment. Be sure to read them carefully because most of the assignments are altered or shortened, or have an additional task that must be completed.
Sept. 7, 2012 Community Advertising p. 65-68 PART A /29
#1(chart), 2a+b Part B p. 68 Write an informational paragraph, at least 5 sentences, with good paragraph format. Read the instructions! /5 Part C p. 68 Read the directions! This can be done on the computer and e-mailed to me, or done by hand on white paper. You will be marked on its effectiveness. /10
Sept. 11, 2012 How to Rent an Apartment p. 93-97
DO NOT MARK ON THE COLOURED PAPER- I would like to reuse these in the future and not have to photocopy so much. If it asks you to write on the story to answer a question, please either fit you answer in under the question, or write your answer on looseleaf and attach it.
Part A /13
#1, 2, 3, 4 (this is one question where you can put the abbreviation and meaning on looseleaf or on the question paper.) Part B /8
#1
Part C /9
#1a and b (don't underline the "jargon" on the yellow paper, just write it on the lines below before writing the definition)
#2a and b (dont' highlight, just indicate rewrite the sentence)
Sept. 12, 2012 Language at Work p. 89-92 p. 89 Complete the chart. However, if you have a coloured story, please do not write on it. Write your answers on the back of the white answer sheet. Thank you for saving paper. /4 Part A. p. 92 #1 Read the directions carefully. You are to think of OTHER communication tasks for each occupation, not just repeat what they said in the article. Part B Interview #1,2 Please do this. It is not hard to think of 3 questions to ask your mom or dad or friend about what kind of communication tasks they do at work. Write the answers down and staple them to the back of this answer page. Or write them on the back. /6
Sept. 13, 2012 Covers that Communicate p. 2-6 p. 4 Part A- Read directions and complete the chart /8 p. 5 Part B- Read the directions and create the DVD cover, by hand and in colour. Here is the rubric:
Sept. 18, 2012
Community Views p. 46-48
p. 46 Read the directions and write 2 catchy headlines for each photo. Be sure to use capital. The second picture is a tornado touching down. /4
p. 47 Part A Complete the chart /4
p. 47 Part B- Read the directions. Write a newspaper article, according to requirements, but don't do it about "In a flash, her life changed". Use one of the pictures on p. 46 that you wrote a headline for and make up an article. Here is the rubric for marking:
Newspaper Article (Community Views)
/1 Catchy Headline
/1 Byline
/5 Lead with 5 W’s
/5 Body with 5 details
/2 Conventions
Total /14
Sept. 21 Word Power p. 107-110
p. 108 Part A #1 /3 #2 /2
Part B #2 /1
p. 110 Part E Read the entire page before filling in the blanks. Be careful because not all transitions are interchangeable. They have to make sense in their context. #1 /8 #2 /3
Sept. 27 All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten p. 33-36
Do not write on p. 33-34 Part A p. 35 Do 1,2,3,4 /4 Part B p. 36 Write your own version modelled after this poem, about life lessons learned in some past situation. Read the directions carefully. Remember, all these lessons learned as a child are really metaphors for adult life lessons. /10
Sept. 28 "Who is Singing this Song" p.123-126
p. 123 chart /4
p. 125 Part A #1,2,3,4,5 /12
p. 126 Part B chart /8
Part C poem: Be sure to read all directions and use the model poem as a guideline. Yours should look like hers. Use your answers in Part B as a guideline to each of your stanzas. Here is how you will be marked: “Who is Singing this Song?” Original poem /2 followed model format /3 length- at least 18 lines (6 of them are: “Who is singing this song?” And “I am”) The rest are 3 stanzas x 4 lines each-or more. /2 conventions /12 content /6 creativity (mood, voice, word choice, figures of speech, meaning, enjambment, etc) Total /25
Oct. 2 "Beautiful Junk" p. 9-17, 23
p. 14 Part A: Setting- Do #1a and b in your head only-do not write on the blue paper.
then, do #1 c and #2 /2
Part B: Character Traits- Do #1,2,3 /9
p. 16 Part D: Do #1,2 /22 Read the lesson and examples at the top of the page first.
p. 23 Part E: Do #2, 3 /13 You'll notice that this is from a different story. It doesn't matter. Read the instructions and examples at the top beforeand bottom of the page before you do the work.
p. 15 Part C: Do #1 (read only), 2 /1
Do #3 on looseleaf /10 This conversation must show each person's character in the way that they talk. Read the "level of language" note on the right side of the page. Your conversation should look like this:
Charlie: Okay, okay. Keep your pants on.
Sammy: Start from the beginning.
etc.
Oct. 5 In a Flash, her life changed p. 40-45
p. 40 Chart /6
p. 44 Part B all /6
p. 45 Part C all /8
p.45 Part D #1-6 /6
Oct. 9 Can You Spare a Home p. 69-72
p. 69-71 Read, and do the questions #1 and #2 on p. 69
p. 72 Part A #1, 2 /8
p. 72 Part B /15 Be sure to actually research an organization, take your own notes, and remember what makes an effective advertisement. You will be marked on the notetaking and the ad. If you prefer, you can put your notes into a proper paragraph and not do the ad. It will be marked a little differently, but you still need to hand in the notes.
Oct. 17 Saving Sharks p. 112-119.
p. 112 web /3
p. 117 Part A /8
Part B /8
p. 118 Part C Research #1-4 /6
p. 119 Part D omit
p. 119 Part E Sentence Fragments- rewrite the sentence fragments in #2 on loose leaf /6
Oct. 29 Keep Faith with Nature
p. 82 During Reading #1, 2a, b /8
p. 86 Part A /6
p. 86 Part B /8
p. 87 Part C Omit
p. 87 Part D #1-4 /8
Sept. 7, 2012
Community Advertising p. 65-68
PART A /29
#1(chart), 2a+b
Part B p. 68 Write an informational paragraph, at least 5 sentences, with good paragraph format. Read the instructions! /5
Part C p. 68 Read the directions! This can be done on the computer and e-mailed to me, or done by hand on white paper. You will be marked on its effectiveness. /10
Sept. 11, 2012
How to Rent an Apartment p. 93-97
DO NOT MARK ON THE COLOURED PAPER- I would like to reuse these in the future and not have to photocopy so much. If it asks you to write on the story to answer a question, please either fit you answer in under the question, or write your answer on looseleaf and attach it.
Part A /13
#1, 2, 3, 4 (this is one question where you can put the abbreviation and meaning on looseleaf or on the question paper.)
Part B /8
#1
Part C /9
#1a and b (don't underline the "jargon" on the yellow paper, just write it on the lines below before writing the definition)
#2a and b (dont' highlight, just indicate rewrite the sentence)
Sept. 12, 2012
Language at Work p. 89-92
p. 89 Complete the chart. However, if you have a coloured story, please do not write on it. Write your answers on the back of the white answer sheet. Thank you for saving paper. /4
Part A. p. 92
#1 Read the directions carefully. You are to think of OTHER communication tasks for each occupation, not just repeat what they said in the article.
Part B Interview
#1,2 Please do this. It is not hard to think of 3 questions to ask your mom or dad or friend about what kind of communication tasks they do at work. Write the answers down and staple them to the back of this answer page. Or write them on the back. /6
Sept. 13, 2012
Covers that Communicate p. 2-6
p. 4 Part A- Read directions and complete the chart /8
p. 5 Part B- Read the directions and create the DVD cover, by hand and in colour. Here is the rubric:
Sept. 18, 2012
Community Views p. 46-48
p. 46 Read the directions and write 2 catchy headlines for each photo. Be sure to use capital. The second picture is a tornado touching down. /4
p. 47 Part A Complete the chart /4
p. 47 Part B- Read the directions. Write a newspaper article, according to requirements, but don't do it about "In a flash, her life changed". Use one of the pictures on p. 46 that you wrote a headline for and make up an article. Here is the rubric for marking:
Newspaper Article (Community Views)
/1 Catchy Headline
/1 Byline
/5 Lead with 5 W’s
/5 Body with 5 details
/2 Conventions
Total /14
Sept. 21
Word Power p. 107-110
p. 108 Part A #1 /3 #2 /2
Part B #2 /1
p. 110 Part E Read the entire page before filling in the blanks. Be careful because not all transitions are interchangeable. They have to make sense in their context. #1 /8 #2 /3
Sept. 27
All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten p. 33-36
Do not write on p. 33-34
Part A p. 35 Do 1,2,3,4 /4
Part B p. 36 Write your own version modelled after this poem, about life lessons learned in some past situation. Read the directions carefully. Remember, all these lessons learned as a child are really metaphors for adult life lessons. /10
Sept. 28
"Who is Singing this Song" p.123-126
p. 123 chart /4
p. 125 Part A #1,2,3,4,5 /12
p. 126 Part B chart /8
Part C poem: Be sure to read all directions and use the model poem as a guideline. Yours should look like hers. Use your answers in Part B as a guideline to each of your stanzas. Here is how you will be marked:
“Who is Singing this Song?” Original poem
/2 followed model format
/3 length- at least 18 lines (6 of them are: “Who is singing this song?” And “I am”) The rest are 3 stanzas x 4 lines each-or more.
/2 conventions
/12 content
/6 creativity (mood, voice, word choice, figures of speech, meaning, enjambment, etc)
Total /25
Oct. 2
"Beautiful Junk" p. 9-17, 23
p. 14 Part A: Setting- Do #1a and b in your head only-do not write on the blue paper.
then, do #1 c and #2 /2
Part B: Character Traits- Do #1,2,3 /9
p. 16 Part D: Do #1,2 /22 Read the lesson and examples at the top of the page first.
p. 23 Part E: Do #2, 3 /13 You'll notice that this is from a different story. It doesn't matter. Read the instructions and examples at the top beforeand bottom of the page before you do the work.
p. 15 Part C: Do #1 (read only), 2 /1
Do #3 on looseleaf /10 This conversation must show each person's character in the way that they talk. Read the "level of language" note on the right side of the page. Your conversation should look like this:
Charlie: Okay, okay. Keep your pants on.
Sammy: Start from the beginning.
etc.
Oct. 5
In a Flash, her life changed p. 40-45
p. 40 Chart /6
p. 44 Part B all /6
p. 45 Part C all /8
p.45 Part D #1-6 /6
Oct. 9
Can You Spare a Home p. 69-72
p. 69-71 Read, and do the questions #1 and #2 on p. 69
p. 72 Part A #1, 2 /8
p. 72 Part B /15 Be sure to actually research an organization, take your own notes, and remember what makes an effective advertisement. You will be marked on the notetaking and the ad. If you prefer, you can put your notes into a proper paragraph and not do the ad. It will be marked a little differently, but you still need to hand in the notes.
Oct. 17
Saving Sharks p. 112-119.
p. 112 web /3
p. 117 Part A /8
Part B /8
p. 118 Part C Research #1-4 /6
p. 119 Part D omit
p. 119 Part E Sentence Fragments- rewrite the sentence fragments in #2 on loose leaf /6
Oct. 29
Keep Faith with Nature
p. 82 During Reading #1, 2a, b /8
p. 86 Part A /6
p. 86 Part B /8
p. 87 Part C Omit
p. 87 Part D #1-4 /8